Ogilvie addresses seminar at University of Oslo
Brian Ogilvie, associate professor of History, was one of three invited international speakers who addressed a seminar on “Nature’s Unnatural History” on Dec. 7 in the department of culture studies and oriental languages at the University of Oslo, Norway.
In his talk, “Nature’s Bible: Insects in Seventeenth-Century European Art and Science,” Ogilvie discussed the different contexts in which 17th-century artists and naturalists, from the Italian Renaissance collector and compiler Ulisse Aldrovandi to the German artist and naturalist Maria Sibylla Merian, investigated and portrayed insects and their metamorphoses.
A journalist for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation attended the seminar and interviewed Ogilvie and the other two speakers for a program that aired Jan. 14. The 25-minute recording is now available in streaming audio or as a podcast from the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation.
Look for the “Verdt ? vite (14.1.08 12:03)” broadcast under “Nettradio” on the right-hand side of the page, or the podcast link.
The introduction and questions are in Norwegian; Ogilvie’s responses are in English.
January 30, 2008.
E-mail story to a friend
Printer-friendly version
/more people/
